Saturday 3 May 2014

SWEDISH BITTERS Part 4

Swedish Bitters 

By Nzinga Nzinga

Part 4

For Mrs. Maria Treben, herbalist of herbalists, crème de la crème of herbalists, whose contribution to the world of natural therapy, of herbal medicine is timeless. After taking your herbal recommendations, my life has never been the same. That is a sentiment felt by millions of your beneficiaries and admirers. I appreciate and love you to the max, Mama Maria.     

“It can be said, and rightly so, that there is hardly any illness where Swedish Bitters is not of benefit, or at least is effective as a basis for every treatment.” Maria Treben, Health Through God’s Pharmacy.

During a visit to a farm, Mrs. Treben heard that the 12-year old son of the farmer was to have an operation. Pus had formed behind the ear drum, due to an inflammation. She was against the operation, since sometimes, in similar cases, deafness occurs. A small piece of cotton wool moistened with Swedish Bitters was put in the boy's ear. A lot of pus was discharged daily, the pain subsided and an operation was not necessary.

A young mother of five was diagnosed with intestinal cancer and the doctor had given her only a few more days. Mrs. Treben recommended compresses applied to the area of the intestines, at the same time Calamus roots which are steeped in cold water overnight (1 level teaspoon per cup of water), 1 sip before and after each meal, and a tea made from equal proportions of Stinging Nettle, Calendula and Yarrow. At least 2 litres of this tea blend has to be sipped throughout the day. The woman’s condition improved so much that the prognosis was for a complete recovery.


A case of bleeding of the colon daily, resulting from cancer of the colon, was treated with Swedish Bitters, Calamus roots, Calendula, Yarrow and Stinging Nettle. The patient followed the instructions given by Mrs. Treben and after 4 days, the bleeding stopped and his condition improved to the point where he was able to work again.  

A 52-year old man treated for 10 years for cardiac asthma, had to take B tablets daily. For years he could only sleep sitting up and, for every step he took, he had to throw up his arms to get some air. Mrs. Treben was of the opinion that this was caused not by the heart but the liver. She applied Swedish Bitters as a compress to the area of the liver. Every day he drank 1 cup of Common Club Moss tea to which a teaspoon of Swedish Bitters had been added in the morning and some in the evening. The first night after drinking this mixture, he was able to sleep lying down. 

Swedish Bitters and Common Club Moss tea brought about speedy improvement. 3 days later, he who had not stepped out of his house for years, was able to walk around his little garden twice during the day.


After a patient had taken a large sip of the bottle of Swedish Bitters, a wound which would not heal after an operation, closed overnight. This single sip caused the wound to close which had been open for three years and had to be dressed several times.

A 23-year young lady, who had an auditory defect (hearing disorder) since birth, was told that an operation in her case would be unsuccessful. She tried Swedish Bitters and 14 days later, she was able to hear normally.
A 74-year old man lost his hearing from head and brain injuries sustained during the war. 3 times only did he have to put a piece of cotton wool moistened with Swedish Bitters in his ears.


A man reported that Swedish Bitters speedily alleviated the terrible pain he suffered in his right arm injuries in an accident.  What is even more amazing is that he also recovered his hearing after almost 10 years of deafness in one ear. Only once did he put Swedish Bitters into his ear.

After a talk Mrs. Treben gave, she learned from a listener that, for 2 years, she suffered from a weak anus muscle. The doctor said it could not be remedied. Swedish Bitters, together with Shepherd's Purse, finely cut, macerated in rye whisky or vodka are left to steep for 10 days, heals muscular atrophy and other serious muscular disorders. Four cups of Lady's Mantle tea and six sips of Calamus root tea a day remedied it.


A 12-year old girl, during a school hike in the mountains, was accidentally hit in the face by the girl in front of her with her climbing boot. This resulted in a very painful festering jaw for 40 years from time to time. She had 16 operations and several punctures. Beset with continuous pain, she had to break off her studies and was unable to pursue the profession she wanted. She looked after a household instead. When 52-years old, she read about Swedish Bitters, applied it as a compress on the jaw area and was eventually freed from all pain.


For years an elderly lady could only walk with a stick since arthritis had crippled her. None of the many therapies she tried helped. On Mrs. Treben’s advice she took one teaspoon of Swedish Bitters in Stinging Nettle tea and Horsetail tea 3 times a day. What a difference that made! After three weeks she was able to walk without a stick.

When this boy was 6 years old, he was attacked by an Alsatian and terribly mauled in the face. Later, dark red scars covered his face from the nose upward. In the ‘old manuscript’, point 33 states that this tincture takes away all scars, wounds and cuts, even if very old, if moistened up to 40 times. Therefore, her son's scars were now moistened daily. Very soon, they disappeared, even the ones deep in the nose.
For weeks a farmer’s wife had suffered from terrible headaches and she was supposed to go for X-rays. The same evening, Mrs. Treben sent her son with a small bottle of Swedish Bitters to give her, so that she might find relief, at least at night. To her surprise, at 7 o'clock in the morning, the farmer came to her saying: ‘What did you send my wife? Within a short time, after applying it to the head, the headaches had gone. And in the morning, 2 dark brown clots of the thickness of a little finger came down her throat.’ This woman swears by Swedish Bitters and was able to help her little daughter, who suffered from pneumonia. Never is she without this household remedy.

To be continued
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